Venice Simplon Orient Express, which inspired many writers from Agatha Christie to Alfred Hitchcock, arrived at Istanbul Bakırköy Train Station on June 7, 2023 at 15:15.
The Orient Express, the first luxury train in European history, departs from Paris, the capital of France, stops in Vienna, Budapest, Sinai, Bucharest and Varna and reaches Istanbul.
This year's expedition program of the Express was carried out in the same way. The train departed from Paris on Saturday, June 3, and arrived in Istanbul with 7 passengers as of 15:15 on Wednesday, June 57, after stopping at Vienna, Budapest, Sinai, Bucharest, and Varna.
While the guests of the Orient Express arrive or return with the Orient Express, they travel from Istanbul or Paris by plane. While the groups coming to our country return from Istanbul by plane, the other group arriving in Istanbul by plane departed from Istanbul Bakirkoy Train Station on Friday, 9 June at 17:00 and reached Paris via Bucharest, Sinai, Budapest and Vienna. will reach.
The Venice Simplon Orient Express train consists of a total of 8 wagons, including 2 sleeping cars, 1 lounge cars, 3 bar car, and 14 restaurant cars.
As it is known, the Orient Express train made its first voyage to Romania in 1883, departing from Strasburg station in the northeastern region of France.
